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Reacting to an ongoing measles outbreak

New York State Halts Religious Vaccine Exemption

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Those who support the bill say that religion should not trump science
Maine has become the eighth state to legalize medically assisted suicide.

Maine Legalizes Assisted Suicide

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Doctors can now prescribe lethal dose of a drug to terminally ill and it will not be legally a suicide
Spending at least two hours a week in nature may promote health and well-being

Two-Hour Weekly Dose of Nature May Aid Health, Well-Being

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120-minute weekly exposure could be achieved in a single visit or during several shorter visits
Energy expenditure is higher for standing positions versus sitting or lying positions in young

Young, Healthy Adults Expend More Energy While Standing

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Energy expenditure significantly higher in standing positions versus lying or sitting
Increases in red meat consumption over eight years are associated with an increased mortality risk during the subsequent eight years

Increases in Red Meat Intake Linked to Increased Mortality

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Increase of at least half a serving a day of red meat, especially processed meat, linked to greater risk
For Chinese postmenopausal women

Vitamin D, Estradiol Deficiency Have Synergistic Effect on MetS

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Findings seen in cross-sectional study involving 616 postmenopausal Chinese women
For African women seeking effective contraception

HIV Risk Does Not Differ With Three Contraceptive Methods

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No significant difference seen with use of DMPA-IM, copper IUD device, levonorgestrel implant in African women
Drug

Drug, Alcohol, and Suicide Deaths Up Among Millennials

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Recommendations to address issue include price strategies, investment in nonopioid, nondrug pain tx
The United States is stepping up its response to a historic outbreak of Ebola in two African nations. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated its Emergency Operations Center Thursday to assist in the government's response to the second-largest outbreak of Ebola on record.

CDC Opens Emergency Operations Center for Congo Ebola Outbreak

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The virus has crossed the border from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda
Women with eating disorders experience persistently greater depressive symptoms across the life-course

Depression Symptoms Greater in Mothers With Prior Eating Disorders

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Findings based on long-term follow-up from 18th week of pregnancy to 18 years postnatal